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MAGAZINES.
The Century for April is an exception
ally interesting number. Mark Twain
contributes an article, "English AS She
linger with delight.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer's paper on "Can-
terbury," opens this number. This is the
first of a series on English cathedrals, the
aim OF which Is to give d popular presen-
tation of their historical and artistic
points OF interest. MIR. Pennel has for a
long time been engaged in the preparation
of Its illustrations. Prot. William L.
Whitney, Of Yale, than whom we have no
greater authority on the subject, takes a
general view of the yeda in order to show
how and why it has the especial value
claimed tor it by It's students. Among the
other contents are Little Compton" by
Joel Chandler Harris; "Some Portraits Of
Hawthorne" by George Parsons Lath-
rop; Church and Meeting House Before
the Revolution" by Edward Eggleston.
Among the poetry are verses by Amelia
Rives, Gertrude Hall, j. NJ. Lippmann
and Florence Earle Coates. The Century,
Union Square, New York.
The April Eclectic is we'll freighted
with interesting articles and offers more
than It's usual variety. A highly sea-
sonable paper is that by Prince Krapot-
kin, who discusses "The Scientific Basis
of Anarchy" and elucidates the philOso-
rhv of anciaI ravOlntioniata nj ha dow
A. G. Bradley Is the author OF delight
full paper entitled ''The Doctor: an Old
Virginia Fox Hunter" which describes
an almost extinct type. "Our Noble
Selves'' Ia the title of a vigorous asser-
ton OF the superiority Of the present age.
A highly suggestive contribution to cur
rent European politics is found ia Col.
Malleson's "Rivalry OF England and
Russia" Mr.. g. w. Smalley's "Notes on
New York." the impressions of an Ameri-
can after q dozen years of absence are
interesting, I'll. Rider Haggard's racy
article on fiction is as good as any of his
novels. E. r. Pelton, 25 Bond street,
New York.
The Sout hern Bivouac for April opens
with the fret paper, by Gen. E. NJ. Law,
on 1.-THE Fight for Richmond" Gen.
Law tells his story with great clearness,
aud it will be read with interest, especial
ly at this time, because of the contr0-
versy concerning the conduct of Gen.
Mcclellan. Mrs. Patty b. Semple con-
tributes an article on "Sidney LanIer."
A short article repeats what Gen.
jackson said to Gen. w. G. Harding
relative to his duel with Dickinson.
Henry W. Cleveland has, in the April
Bivouac, a story which illustrates the de-
Votion OF an old slave TO his young mis-
tress, and describes a great flood in the
Mississippi. Danske cambridge, VIM.
Ii. Hayne, and Charles j. OMalley have
each poem suitable to the season. MIR.
O'Malley's ITO Mocking- bird in AprIr'
is worthy of special notice. Home and
Farm Publishing Company, Louisville,
Ky.
The North American Review for Apr II
begins with an article by David Dudley
Field on "Open Nominations and Free
Elections" He insists that great dam
gers exist in our present political
methods, and points TO some immediate
remedies. Gail Hamilton answers the
question "Why Am | a Congregational
istY' she thinks that Congregation alism
is theological democracy. Dion Bouci-
cault attacks Opera" as an unnatural
and illegitimate creation. "Grant and
Matthew Arnold-An Estimate" is the
title of q critical paper by Gen. James b.
Fry. arthur Richmond addresses
Hon. James Russell Lowell. Richmond
makes caustic mention OF some things
on which the curtain has not been
hitherto raised for the public. Other
papers OF the number are timely and full
OF interest. No. East Fourteenth street,
New York.
The Magazine OF American History for
April opens with the critical. racy con-
tribution OF DIR. Benjamin K. Martin, the
well-known magazluist, on "The Transi-
ton Period OF the American Press" 10
il followed by the vigorous and well-told
story OF "GOv. Spotswood's. Horseshoe
Campaign, 1915, as related to the RO-
nance or Cathay," by Edward Ingle. The
third chapter OF this superb magazine 10
brief tribute by the editor 20 "Henry
Ward Beecner," whose fine crayon por-
trait IL the appropriate irontispiece 10 the
plumber. Tue several papers that follow
are singularly bright, readable and In
structiye. No. 30 Lafayette place, New
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